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A Guide to Holidays in Sri Lanka (When to Visit, Places to Visit and more) Negombo is a friendly town on the western coast where vacationers often go when in search for places to go in Sri Lanka for a beach holiday. With hotels to suit every pocket, Negombo town is very close to the International Airport.
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Best places to visit in Sri Lanka Best places to visit in Sri Lanka: Our pick #4. Sri Lanka’s cool hill country offers a welcome antidote to the heat of the coast and low-lying plains. Situated among verdant tea plantations and at an elevation of 1990 metres, Nuwara Eliya is one of the highest and most attractive towns in Sri Lanka’s hill region.
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History of Sri Lanka It’s clear why Marco Polo proclaimed Sri Lanka as one of the best islands in the world. Sri Lanka is one of those places where history seems to fade into the realm of legend. Sri Lanka’s second highest mountain, Adam’s Peak is said to be the very place where Adam set foot on earth, having been banished from heaven.
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History of Sri Lanka A teardrop-shaped island cast adrift in the Indian Ocean, Sri lanka is filled with cultural and natural treasures. Indians, Portuguese, Dutch and British have all left their marks here, making for a delightful mix of ancient cities, monuments and grand colonial architecture.
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- The most popular breakfast dishes in Sri Lanka are the hoppers (appa). These wafer thin, cup-shaped pancakes are made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk and a dash of palm toddy.
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Sri Lankaâs healthcare challenges The availability of complex surgical procedures and specialist care in the public sector is limited to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo, the capital, and a few other large hospitals in major cities. The waiting list for this type of care is usually very long.
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Batticaloa The magnificent beaches of Pasikuda and Kalkuda flank Batticaloa as two beautiful consorts protecting a dowager queen. Batticaloa is situated in the east coast of Sri Lanka with a great lagoon and a beach.
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- Stalling Justice in Sri Lanka. Reversing course on corruption, Tamil persecution, and Sinhala ethnic triumphalism might finally be happening with a new government in Colombo. But a disturbing dark reality remains: the absence of justice for the massacre of thousands of Tamil civilians in No Fire Zones at the civil war's end in 2009.
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What is the capital of Sri Lanka? Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ, pronounced [ˈkəlɐmbɞ]; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination.
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Indian peafowl Peacock Dance, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. The Indian peafowl is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent and is found in the drier lowland areas of Sri Lanka. In South Asia, it is found mainly below an altitude of 1,800 metres (1.1 mi) and in rare cases seen at about 2,000 metres (1.2 mi).
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Sri Lanka This week, from a childhood interrupted by war in Sri Lanka to the glory days of food reviewing. This Week’s Hot Reads: May 13, 2013 Mythili Rao, Sarah Stodola May 12, 2013. M.I.A. cited her experiences living in Sri Lanka during its brutal 25-year civil war as her inspiration for the video.
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- No Live Matches at the moment. India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC) on Aug 28-Sep 1, 2015. India won by 117 runs. India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS) on Aug 20-24, 2015. India won by 278 runs. Sri Lanka v India at Galle on Aug 12-15, 2015. Sri Lanka won by 63 runs. Indians v SL Pres.
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Matale Matale (Sinhala: මාතලේ, Tamil:மாத்தளை) often written as Mathale (pronounced Maathalé), is the largest town of the Matale District of the Central Province, of Sri Lanka. It is 142 kilometres (88 mi) from Colombo and near Kandy. Surrounding the town are the Knuckles Mountain Range, the foothills were called Wiltshire by the British. It is a mainly agricultural area, where tea, rubber, vegetable and spice cultivation dominate.
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- Matale's fame is not limited to these significant historical events, for in the past Matale was referred to as the Fruit Bowl of Sri Lanka and also as Sri Lanka's Spice Garden. Buddhist Convention at Aluviharaya rock cave temple in 29 BCE.
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- Weather in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s weather is tropical and climatically the island is divided into two zones: The dry zone that spreads over the Northern plains, North central plains, Eastern plains and the Northern and Eastern coastal belts.
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1) Lankayam Shankari devi Shankari Devi in the new Temple. 1) Lankayam Shankari Devi:The temple of Shankari Devi supposed to be in Sri Lanka at Trimkomali. At present there is no temple availble at this place and it is said that the temple was destroyed by Portugese people between 16th to 17th century.
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Matale District Matale District. This article is about the district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Matale. Matale District (Sinhalese: මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,987 km².
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Sri Lanka He was assassinated in 1959 by a Buddhist monk. His widow, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, became the world's first female prime minister in 1960. The name Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka (“resplendent island”) on May 22, 1972.The Tamil minority's mounting resentment toward the Sinhalese majority's monopoly on political and economic power, exacerbated by cultural and religious differences, erupted in bloody violence in 1983.e was assassinated in 1959 by a Buddhist monk. His widow, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, became the world's first female prime minister in 1960. The name Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka (“resplendent island”) on May 22, 1972.
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Ten things to do in Kandy © BT Images. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Colombo with a trip to the city of Kandy, located in the central provinces, north-east of Colombo. Despite nods to modern architecture, Sri Lanka's second city oozes colonial charm and is a UNESCO world heritage site in recognition of the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth Relic.
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- 7. Position Sri Lanka as the world’s most treasured island for tourism. 3.0 Strategies involved There is a great scope for promoting tourism particularly within the region due to historic and cultural ties of Sri Lanka with the South Asia, Middle-East and Far-East.
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THE MAHAVAMSA Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. known as Ceylon before 1972 is an island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometers (18½ mi) off the southern coast of India. Originally known as Heladiva, it is home to around twenty million people.n February 4, 1948 the country won its independence as the Commonwealth of Ceylon. Don Stephen Senanayake became the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. In 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, and the name was changed to Sri Lanka.
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- About Sri Lanka. 1  Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 30kms off the coast of India and home to around 20 million people. 2  Yearly average temperatures across Sri Lanka range from around 15ºC in the mountains to about 30 ºC on the northeast coast.
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Facts About Sri Lanka Facts About Sri Lanka. One of the most beautiful dots in the map of the world, Sri Lanka is known to be a very popular destination for tourists, surrounded on all four sides by water and shaped in the form of a tear-drop. Sri Lanka is an island-nation situated in the Indian Ocean, off the south-eastern coast shores of India.
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- Sri Lankan Serendipity: Top 10 Things To Do In Sri Lanka By Kensington Tours Marco Polo christened it the Most Beautiful Island In The World yet Sri Lanka has a lot more going for it than just its good looks. Boasting f... Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.
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Water World Sri Lanka Water world is the one of the best place in sri lanka.This place also so enjoying children,family & Lovers.because their busy life sharing with nature.We get kn...owledge about this various of birds,Fishes.I can recommend to this place of new comers.because I most enjoyed with my family in Water World.
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Batticaloa Batticaloa, town, eastern Sri Lanka. Lying on an island off the eastern coast, it is linked to the mainland by causeway, bridge, and ferry and by road and railway connections. Batticaloa is the trading centre for rice and coconuts from nearby plantations and for other agricultural products.